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Analysis Research and Planning for Armenia (ARPA) Foundation
P.O.Box 33603
Granada Hills, CA 91394
Tel: 818-586-9660
Fax: 818-881-0010
Email: [email protected]
We appeal to you all to help ARPA Institute reach as many expert volunteers
as possible. Please read the following statement and let us know, if you
are an expert in any area and would like to provide your expertise for the
benefit of our homeland, by sending us your information/e-mail/contact
information and a brief statement of what you think you may be able to help
in. In addition, please distribute this e-mail to all your
friends/relatives/contacts and ask them to help out. We would appreciate
any comments/critiques/suggestions to improve the concept and to enhance
its impact. Please feel free to call me at (818)881-3129 if you have any
questions or suggestion.
Thank you in advance
Hagop Panossian, Ph.D.
ARPA Institute President
Adj. Prof. CSUN
Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Boeing Tech Fellow (Retired)
ARPA Institute Armenia-Diaspora Volunteer Program
Hagop Panossian, 2-27-14
I. Introduction:
The main goal of the ARPA Institute Volunteer Program (AIVP) is to find
expert volunteers from all fields and develop an on-going inventory of
tasks/projects/activities in Armenia. These volunteer experts will then be
contacted to determine the extent of their commitment and participation,
their willingness to spend time in Armenia and to perform their assistance
remotely or provide technical/financial support for certain targeted
activities.
We believe that the more connected and trustworthy the Armenian people are,
the more likely it is that more people will be willing to take part in
nation building and a better chance for Armenia to survive and prosper.
Mobilizing our global national resources and expanding capacity through
volunteers will provide a great mechanism and potential for the sustainable
development and economic/cultural/political advancement of Hayasdan.
II. Planning: a) Organizational Assessment: ARPA institute, being a
small organization, will seek help from the public, as well as from all
Armenia-based and Diaspora-based organizations to create the data base of
expert volunteers, who are willing, reliable and capable of helping achieve
successful task implementations in Armenia or the Diaspora.
b) Development of Volunteer Program: The most successful volunteer programs
are those that have leaders/champions with a sense of ownership and
leadership capabilities. The AIVP will seek arrangements between the expert
volunteers and the Armenia community that have mutual vested interests and
clear visions for the success of their endeavors.
c) Description of Volunteer Positions: Every program will have a complete
description of scope, mission, goals, needs, ways and means of activity and
financial as well as management arrangements.
III. Roles of Volunteers
Many people think of volunteers as helpers spending their spare time
answering phones, or organizing files. However, many organizations such as
the AGBU, ANC, and ARPA Institute rely heavily on volunteers to do work.
Volunteers always fill a key role in running organizations, handling
day-to-day tasks, and raising funds. These volunteers could consist of
young professionals, retired experts, and management personnel. A wide
array of talents, such as doctors, engineering experts, technologists,
professors, entrepreneurs, economists and financial people are necessary to
achieve any significant change in Armenia. The most productive system will
be one that creates the right match between a task/project and an expert.
That is where ARPA Institute will try to provide the right arrangement for
the right task/project.
IV. Recruiting: a) Image Assessment: It is of paramount importance to
create an image of trust among those who are performing the work and those
who are being effected.
b) Development of Recruiting System: Recruiting will be done through
advertisement, e-mails, FaceBook and the Internet. However, all Diasporan
organizations may also be approached, and requested for assistance.
c) Finding, Screening & Selecting Volunteers: To find volunteers who have
the right expertise for given tasks and who are willing and capable of
working independently may be easier than making the right matches between
tasks/projects and people with the right skills. Thus, a special
methodology will be followed, whereby each individual volunteer is
screened, their backgrounds evaluated and only then proceed with
coordinating the volunteer with their potential tasks.
V. Training: a) Development of an On-Line Orientation: Considering the
ease of communication via the Internet and the social networks, ARPA
Institute will utilize these mediums extensively. Hence, special on-line
orientation programs will be developed for volunteers, that will present
details about the programs, working arrangements, people in charge,
mechanisms used for the implementation of the project objectives and rules
of conduct.
b) Leadership Assignment: Programs with specialized tasks will be assigned
managers with appropriate backgrounds and skills. The overall leadership of
the AIVP will be under constant monitoring and evaluation in order to have
an efficient and smooth coordination and working relations.
c) Materials Development: All tools and materials will be made available to
the volunteers, either through ARPA Institute or by special requests from
those in charge in Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian
Analysis Research and Planning for Armenia (ARPA) Foundation
P.O.Box 33603
Granada Hills, CA 91394
Tel: 818-586-9660
Fax: 818-881-0010
Email: [email protected]
We appeal to you all to help ARPA Institute reach as many expert volunteers
as possible. Please read the following statement and let us know, if you
are an expert in any area and would like to provide your expertise for the
benefit of our homeland, by sending us your information/e-mail/contact
information and a brief statement of what you think you may be able to help
in. In addition, please distribute this e-mail to all your
friends/relatives/contacts and ask them to help out. We would appreciate
any comments/critiques/suggestions to improve the concept and to enhance
its impact. Please feel free to call me at (818)881-3129 if you have any
questions or suggestion.
Thank you in advance
Hagop Panossian, Ph.D.
ARPA Institute President
Adj. Prof. CSUN
Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Boeing Tech Fellow (Retired)
ARPA Institute Armenia-Diaspora Volunteer Program
Hagop Panossian, 2-27-14
I. Introduction:
The main goal of the ARPA Institute Volunteer Program (AIVP) is to find
expert volunteers from all fields and develop an on-going inventory of
tasks/projects/activities in Armenia. These volunteer experts will then be
contacted to determine the extent of their commitment and participation,
their willingness to spend time in Armenia and to perform their assistance
remotely or provide technical/financial support for certain targeted
activities.
We believe that the more connected and trustworthy the Armenian people are,
the more likely it is that more people will be willing to take part in
nation building and a better chance for Armenia to survive and prosper.
Mobilizing our global national resources and expanding capacity through
volunteers will provide a great mechanism and potential for the sustainable
development and economic/cultural/political advancement of Hayasdan.
II. Planning: a) Organizational Assessment: ARPA institute, being a
small organization, will seek help from the public, as well as from all
Armenia-based and Diaspora-based organizations to create the data base of
expert volunteers, who are willing, reliable and capable of helping achieve
successful task implementations in Armenia or the Diaspora.
b) Development of Volunteer Program: The most successful volunteer programs
are those that have leaders/champions with a sense of ownership and
leadership capabilities. The AIVP will seek arrangements between the expert
volunteers and the Armenia community that have mutual vested interests and
clear visions for the success of their endeavors.
c) Description of Volunteer Positions: Every program will have a complete
description of scope, mission, goals, needs, ways and means of activity and
financial as well as management arrangements.
III. Roles of Volunteers
Many people think of volunteers as helpers spending their spare time
answering phones, or organizing files. However, many organizations such as
the AGBU, ANC, and ARPA Institute rely heavily on volunteers to do work.
Volunteers always fill a key role in running organizations, handling
day-to-day tasks, and raising funds. These volunteers could consist of
young professionals, retired experts, and management personnel. A wide
array of talents, such as doctors, engineering experts, technologists,
professors, entrepreneurs, economists and financial people are necessary to
achieve any significant change in Armenia. The most productive system will
be one that creates the right match between a task/project and an expert.
That is where ARPA Institute will try to provide the right arrangement for
the right task/project.
IV. Recruiting: a) Image Assessment: It is of paramount importance to
create an image of trust among those who are performing the work and those
who are being effected.
b) Development of Recruiting System: Recruiting will be done through
advertisement, e-mails, FaceBook and the Internet. However, all Diasporan
organizations may also be approached, and requested for assistance.
c) Finding, Screening & Selecting Volunteers: To find volunteers who have
the right expertise for given tasks and who are willing and capable of
working independently may be easier than making the right matches between
tasks/projects and people with the right skills. Thus, a special
methodology will be followed, whereby each individual volunteer is
screened, their backgrounds evaluated and only then proceed with
coordinating the volunteer with their potential tasks.
V. Training: a) Development of an On-Line Orientation: Considering the
ease of communication via the Internet and the social networks, ARPA
Institute will utilize these mediums extensively. Hence, special on-line
orientation programs will be developed for volunteers, that will present
details about the programs, working arrangements, people in charge,
mechanisms used for the implementation of the project objectives and rules
of conduct.
b) Leadership Assignment: Programs with specialized tasks will be assigned
managers with appropriate backgrounds and skills. The overall leadership of
the AIVP will be under constant monitoring and evaluation in order to have
an efficient and smooth coordination and working relations.
c) Materials Development: All tools and materials will be made available to
the volunteers, either through ARPA Institute or by special requests from
those in charge in Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian